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Her husband Manasseh, who belonged to her own tribe and clan, had died at the time of the barley harvest. While he stood in the field supervising the binding of the sheaves, he suffered sunstroke. He took to his bed and died in Bethulia, his native city, and was buried with his ancestors in the field between Dothan and Balamon.

Judith remained home as a widow for three years and four months.

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